on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even as we put our hope in you.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UPDATE: The cost to build a 1 room temporary house approximately 200 sq. ft. will be $875. The size may vary slightly depending on availability of materials. Anyone interested in providing funds to help with this project can make checks payable to: Joy House Ministries and mail to PO Box 6643, Springdale, AR 72766. If you have any questions, you can contact me at johnglenro@cox.net.
TARPS FOR IMMEDIATE SHELTER: Due to the arrival of the rainy season, the need for tarps to provide shelter from the rain is immediate and urgent. Tarps can be purchased in Haiti but are very expensive. If you feel led to help with the need, you can either purchase tarps (10 X 12 or larger) and bring them to the Haiti table at Grace Point or donate funds for us to purchase them. We will take as many as possible with each team who goes to Haiti.
PORT-AU-PRINCE AIRPORT RE-OPENS: The PAP airport re-opened to commercial traffic this past Friday and Wayne Ford was one of the first passengers to fly out. Under Wayne's direction, major headway was made on restoring Joy House to a safe and structurally sound facility which will house hundreds of missionaries over the next several months as they build transitional housing, provide food and clean water, rebuild churches, and share the gospel with the people of Haiti. Wayne, thank you for your obedience to your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for your love of the Haitian people, and for your hard work and dedication. Having the airport open again is a HUGE blessing! Traveling thru the Dominican Republic was very costly and added two days of travel to each trip.
NORMA PATTERSON STILL IN HAITI: Norma remains in Haiti as she prepares for teams to begin coming in. She has been living in a tent for the past 3 weeks in very hot and humid conditions. Norma's love for the Lord is very evident as she continually prays for the people of Haiti, loves on the Joy House team, and tirelessly gives of herself in order to see others come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. She is fondly referred to as "Me maw" by all of the young Haitian men and women who make up the Joy House team. Please pray for Norma as she remains in Haiti for at least the next couple of weeks. Also pray for Joe as he works tirelessly here at home to make sure Norma has everything she needs and coordinates teams to go and help in the relief effort.
TEAM DEPARTING FOR HAITI: This coming Friday, a team of 7 people will be leaving for Haiti. Joe Patterson will be going back in to help for a week. Daina Kennedy and Rita Robertson (Kay's Sister and Mother) will be going to stay for 5 weeks to help Norma and hopefully allow her to come home for a couple weeks of much needed rest. Jason and Kerrie Bollinger from Grace Point will be going for a week to help with a medical team who will be set-up at Joy House to provide medical care to the people of Gressier. In addition, two other men will be going to develop plans for an upcoming construction team and to help with the rebuilding of Joy House.
GRAN SAVON CHURCH RE-OPENS: On Thursday of this past week, Wayne was able to go with Pastor Benito to his Church at Gran Savon and temporarily repair the roof. During the earthquake, two of the steel roof trusses were damaged and they were able to jack the roof up and place temporary supports underneath. Concrete columns will be added later as a permanent repair. The plan was for the church family to resume services inside the building today. Praise the Lord!
WELCOME JN CLAUDE: One of the young men on the Joy House team which Grace Point has worked with on the past several trips was in Florida when the earthquake struck. He was unable to return to Haiti so he decided to come and spend some time with his friends in Northwest Arkansas. He arrived yesterday and will be attending Grace Point next Sunday, February 28th. Please join us in welcoming him to Grace Point and Northwest Arkansas.
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